Workshop in Mindemoya in Advance of July 5th Deadline to Register MINDEMOYA, ON – A federal hearing on a proposal to bury a mix of radioactive wastes on the shore of Lake Huron has been announced, with only seventeen days for members to public to register their interest in participating. A [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – An adult orange Tabby cat (pictured above) was found today, Tuesday, June 25th, on Heron Drive. To claim please call 807 826-3227 Ext 244. Please remember cats in the Township of Manitouwadge MUST be registered and are not permitted to be at large (to review full by-law [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – A very hungry grey/black tabby cat(pictured above) found was found on Essa Place in Manitouwadge earlier this week. To claim, please call (807) 826-3227 Ext 244. Please remember cats in Manitouwadge MUST be registered and are not permitted to be at large (to review full [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Thursday, June 6th, the Holy Angels School Grade 1/2 class and Mrs. Roy visited the Schreiber Fire Department. Fire Chief, Pat Bourguignon, and firefighters, Dan Roy and Dan Bourguignon, taught the children about how the fire trucks operate and what to do in case of a [Read more]
New Fires One new fire was reported on June 14. Wawa 6, ignited by lightning, is under control at 0.4 hectares. Active Fires Three lightning fires are being observed in the northern portion of Cochrane district and Hearst 7 is under control at 1.1 hectares. Fire Hazard The fire hazard in the [Read more]
New Fires No new fires were confirmed on June 15. Nipigon Fire 33 was confirmed on June 14 and was located in a cutover approximately 60km east of Geraldton. This fire was 0.5ha and is now out. Red Lake Fire 9 was confirmed on June 14 and is located near the community of North Spirit [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Last week, participants of the Manitouwadge Family Health Team’Amazing Walk II (click here to learn more) had a very important Pit Stop in which one person from each team was required to attend and complete; “Introduction to Fire Extinguisher Safety” [Read more]
LONGLAC, ON – May 8, 2013, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment received a call from a concerned parent about possible drug use by her child. Police investigation revealed that two different adults had exchanged both marijuana and cash with the youth for prescription [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, June 8th Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police Detachment held their annual Bike Rodeo with the support of sponsors and local volunteers. The rodeo was also a Pit Stop for Segment 3 of the Manitouwadge Family Health Team’s Amazing Walk II which meant at [Read more]
The following letter was submitted to OntarioNewsNorth.com by Marlene Turner – a concerned long-time Manitouwadge Resident – it was provided to her by one of the authors, Bruce Luby (also a concerned resident). PLEASE NOTE: we were not able to reach the original authors to advise them [Read more]
AURORA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is partnering with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and police services throughout the province to crack down on aggressive commercial truck drivers and unsafe commercial vehicles on Ontario’s [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON – June 11, 2013, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were flagged down by a passing motorist who advised that there was smoke coming from a plane on the runway at the Kapuskasing airport. Police responded and notified emergency services. The fire was quickly extinguished [Read more]
Murder Investigation 2013-06-12 HAILEYBURY, ON – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Temiskaming detachment, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) is continuing the investigation that started on June 4, 2013 into the murder of Christopher PARSONS, [Read more]
Stillwater Canada Inc. has submitted additional responses to information requests (IRs) issued by the Marathon Joint Review Panel last November and December. The additional responses are as follows (a link to the posting on the registry is provided): Response from Stillwater Canada to Information [Read more]
More and more people want to be able to eat locally produced food. Whether the motivation is political or merely based on a desire to support local producers and get fresh food, the idea of eating locally is on an upward trajectory. Recently, the Manitoulin Island Community Abattoir (MICA) [Read more]
